Blood Bank of Delmarva christens center in Chadds Ford

Posted by Press Release on July 16, 2015

L-R: Michael D .Waite, Director of Marketing & Community Relations Blood Bank of Delmarva,, Colleen Morrone, Delaware County Council, CM, Roy Roper, President and CEO of Blood Bank of Delmarva, and Dan Carnevale, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Blood Bank of Delmarva (BBD) celebrated the opening of their fifth permanent donation center, the Concord Center, with a ribbon cutting ceremony conducted by the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, along with elected officials. The center is located at the Christiana Care Concord Health Center at 161 Wilmington-West Chester Pike (Rt. 202), Chadds Ford, PA.

The 3,000-square-foot Concord Center has 10 donor beds and is on the second floor of the health center in Suite 2300. At the present time, the center is focused on whole blood donations, but will be equipped to accommodate all donation types, including double red cell and platelets in the near future.

“This center is all about convenience for residents and employees in the North Wilmington and Delaware and Chester County areas to donate blood,” said Roy Roper, BBD President & CEO. “Every year, thousands of people help save local lives by donating blood and supporting the patients in our community hospitals who need transfusions to survive. This new facility will hopefully make it easier for area residents to give the gift of life at a time and location that better fits their lifestyle and schedule.”

BBD’s Concord Center is open Monday through Friday with staggered hours for donor convenience:

Monday: 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday: 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Thursday: 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Friday: 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

To schedule an appointment to donate blood, or for more information, visit www.DelmarvaBlood.org or call 1 888 8-BLOOD-8.

About Blood Bank of Delmarva

Blood Bank of Delmarva is a non-profit, community service program that provides blood and blood products for hospitals in the Delmarva region. More than 350 blood donors are needed every day to meet the needs of patients at those hospitals and ensure that more than 20,000 patients receive the blood products they need annually.

For more information about the Blood Bank, or to schedule an appointment to give blood, visit www.DelmarvaBlood.org or call 1 888 8-BLOOD-8.